Climate Friendly Gardens – Introduction to Forest Gardening

Forest gardens are food producing systems which mimic natural woodland, supporting biodiversity whilst providing an abundant harvest. You don’t need any big trees to get started though! Even small gardens or allotment plots can become food forests.

This interactive session will introduce the key ideas behind forest gardening, and how you can apply them in your own growing space. We will use the garden at Ravenscraig as a live example to look at how the principles can be applied.

Janice Gibson is a keen gardener with an interest in permaculture. She designed and implemented the forest garden at PLANT in Tayport, and helps to maintain it.

This workshop should be of interest to all gardeners, from the more seasoned to absolute beginners!

We will provide tea/coffee and biscuits, but there also will be the chance to try homemade herb teas and fruit leathers.

Booking Information

The event is free but booking is required. You can choose to purchase a ticket with a donation. Donations help us do more work in our community.

Our booking form includes a series of optional anonymous questions. These help us learn more about the people we reach through our events. Any information you choose to share about your background is managed separately to information that you give us to process your booking (for example, your name).

If you are having trouble booking you can call 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk for assistance.

Accessibility

There are disabled parking spaces on site. Please note the terrain is mostly flat and the paths are gravel. The venue is outdoors with the exception of the working cabin.

This event will usually take place in the orchard area of our gardens which is not recommended for wheelchairs due to steep access and narrow and uneven pathways, let us know if you would have issues getting to the orchard area as we can adapt the workshop to take place in a more accessible area.